Merced 56, at Columbia (Calif.) 74

COLUMBIA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Columbia Claim Jumpers used a dominant first half to defeat the Merced Blue Devils 74-56 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. Columbia built a commanding 40-23 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Ahsan Huff led the Claim Jumpers with a standout performance, grabbing 22 rebounds to go with eight points. Dylon Hanna added a team-high 20 points. Columbia improved to 12-3 overall, leveraging a 55-38 rebounding advantage and scoring 19 second-chance points off 20 offensive boards. Merced, which shot poorly from the floor, fell to 4-12. The teams meet again… Read more...